FINRA proposes modernizing Rule 2210 to address social media and AI communication challenges, replacing prescriptive pre-use approval with risk-based standards, streamlining filing requirements, and clarifying supervision of retail communications. The changes aim to balance innovation, efficiency, and investor protection, allowing firms to tailor procedures based on communication risk factors and technological advances.

Barrington Financial Consulting Group, Inc. has been recognized among the Top 3 for Best Expert Witness (Financial) in the 2026 Minnesota Lawyer and Finance & Commerce Reader Rankings.

The SEC announced the creation of a new Retail Fraud Working Group on July 7, 2026, aimed at strengthening enforcement efforts against fraud targeting everyday investors. The group will focus on misconduct affecting retail investors, including offering frauds, pump-and-dump schemes, market manipulation, and breaches of duties by investment advisers and broker-dealers.